Sculthorpe Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:41 | Winning time: 6m 31.8s

Lassana Angel^h,t²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: David Noonan| T: T R Gretton| OR: 97

20/1

Flat maiden, she landed a Catterick novice on New Year's Day but has failed to make an impact in handicaps since, even allowing for sliding mark. Poor effort last month at Plumpton.

Form: 3165-65

Quasha²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: C J Todd⁽⁷⁾| T: C T Pogson| OR: 95

8/1

Yet to place in eight starts over timber; ended last season with positive fourth at Huntingdon (2m4½f, good to soft; 8-1) but laboured and hung badly right on return at Southwell last month.

Form: F0454-7

Perfect Moment¹⁹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: T J O'Brien| T: M Roberts| OR: 90

9/2

Unconvincing so far over timber, might have finished second at Fontwell in a maiden in March but crashed out late on. Well beaten in Plumpton handicaps afterwards and has something to prove on seasonal bow.

Form: 956F8-5

Viking Ruby^t²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Harry Reed⁽³⁾| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 87

1/1

Penny appeared to drop with Wincanton second over 2m5½f last month and duly built on that to score at Taunton (3m, good; 11-4) since. 7lb higher now but finds a presentable chance in follow-up attempt.

Form: 796F21

Taras Day^p,t¹⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Patrick Cowley⁽⁵⁾| T: Laura Morgan| OR: 86

5/1

Mixed bag so far, opened account in 3m Southwell novices' handicap in May and twice ran well at that track afterwards. First run off a break and looks likely to require improvement against some race-fit rivals.

Form: 774-134

Broadway Belle¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: Miss C R Crane⁽⁷⁾| T: C Grant| OR: 71| D

5/1

Twice won over hurdles in 2018, including in a Hexham amateur riders handicap over this sort of trip from a mark 18lb higher than this. Form has nosedived since, including recent return post wind surgery.

Form: 6548-95

Forecasts

Viking Ruby (1/1), Perfect Moment (9/2), Taras Day (5/1), Broadway Belle (5/1), Quasha (8/1), Lassana Angel (20/1)

Neil Mulholland's VIKING RUBY shaped well at Wincanton before opening her account when tackling 3m at Taunton 20 days ago. The stamina-test appeared to suit and in a race where there isn't great depth she should defy a 7lb rise with further progress likely. The rest are hard to fancy, with perhaps the returning Taras Day best placed; while Broadway Belle would have claims on her old form.